Chapter 303 - Pio In Trouble
Naturally, after what happened with Tianshi, Xuefeng wasn't going to let her go, thinking the safest place would be near him and replied with confidence in his voice, "I don't care about your father's opinion. You are staying with me. I will take care of it, don't worry." The way he said it didn't give Tianshi an option to reject him but she didn't mind that, happy with such a solution.
Pulling away from her as he realised he was still wet from the well water, Xuefeng dried himself quickly by transferring his Fire Qi through his clothes before taking out a towel and started wiping the water off of her while saying warmly, "I made you wet. Let me dry your body first before you wear anything." His shirt was short-sleeved today so he didn't plan for that but Tianshi's sudden hug made it impossible.
Tianshi wanted to reject his proposition but seeing the care in his eyes, she nodded, letting him do it for her, "Mhmm…" She somehow enjoyed finally receiving his attention after so long of his absence. Xuefeng wanted to know what exactly happened that led to her injuries but he wasn't in a hurry. Knowing she was safe already, he first assisted her, making sure she was comfortable.
At the same time, in the throne room, when Xiao Wen wanted to rush after Xuefeng who carried Tianshi out, her hand was suddenly caught by the Auntie, not letting her follow them. She wanted to pull her hand away but knowing that Auntie saved her sister, she stopped herself, knowing she wouldn't be held if it wasn't important.
Only after Xuefeng disappeared behind the corner did Auntie let go of her and said with a gentle smile, "Xuefeng can handle it. You should leave them for a moment as Tianshi will wake up any time soon. She is already fine thanks to your great husband."
When Xiao Wen heard Auntie guess their relation, she couldn't help but blush and ask while looking away, "Is it that obvious?"
Auntie giggled seeing such reaction and stood up, nodded in agreement, "Yes. Very. The way you look at him is only reserved for someone really special and close to your heart. He is a really good guy, isn't he?"
Xiao Wen looked towards the room Xuefeng went to and her gentle smile was enough for Auntie as an answer. Instead of replying, Xiao Wen dried her clothes in a similar way as Xuefeng and bowed her head slightly, thanking sincerely while reaching out her hand in her introduction, "We don't know each other well but thank you for saving my sister. I'm Xiao Wen." One had to know it was a hard task to make Xiao Wen bow her head but in this situation, she didn't have any problems with that.
As experienced as Auntie was, she knew when to accept thanks and this time, she did not reject them, knowing they were really sincere.
Gently shaking her hand, Auntie also introduced herself, "You can call me Aunt. You must be that boy, Xiao Feng's daughter, right?" Without giving Xiao Wen time to respond, she continued while looking at her face, "You all have the same eyes as him together with your sister. It must have been tough for him knowing that Xuefeng already has all three of his daughters as his wives, together with my daughter Nuwa. Maybe these old bones still have a chance, haha."
Seeing that Xiao Wen looked away as if she didn't want to answer, Auntie smiled even deeper and commented playfully, "Hah, so he still doesn't know… I guess there will be a nice surprise for him once you visit him…" Patting Xiao Wen on the shoulder, she didn't stop on that and advised, "Don't be scared to show your love for Xuefeng in front of others. If he is really important for you then you should be proud he is your man."
After saying that, she walked towards Nuwa's bedroom and Xiao Wen followed her after the advice she received sunk in. She decided to follow it as it actually made sense and said with a smile, "Don't worry Auntie, you are still young. You can still get the chance to love." Auntie could only smile wryly to that, knowing it was too hard for her.
...….
"Damn, I will kill every single one of those bastards!" Xuefeng banged his hand against the wooden wall the moment he heard Tianshi's explanation. When Xiao Wen came into the room, Tianshi finally told them what happened and their blood boiled.
Xiao Wen tightened the hug around her sister and called out to Xuefeng with a cold gaze, "You won't... Cause I will kill them all first." Tianshi described how Tang Family members rushed into their Palace just to kidnap her, killing Yu in the process and how they later chased her outside the Capital before shooting her down with a long-ranged fireball, allowing her to avoid getting caught only thanks to Xuefeng's token. The killing intent in their bodies was already high from the beginning but now it was even stronger.
"And that Pio pisses me off even more! What's the point of having a bodyguard who doesn't even protect you?!" Xuefeng shouted, feeling that something wasn't right with Pio before continuing, "If he is still alive, I will definitely ask the same question to the fake ass bodyguard personally."
Tianshi couldn't defend Pio as she knew that if not for Xuefeng's token and this world, she would be for sure caught and who knows what would happen later. Her mind still returned to Yi's smiling face as he tried to justify his behaviour, "If he tried to protect only me, Yi would also die in the battle today…"
She was fine with getting hurt as long as it could save Yi's life and Xuefeng could see it in her eyes. He didn't want to bring wrong news to her but still said softly, "We don't know what exactly happened yet… But one thing I know for sure. I don't want you to get close to Pio. I smell a wrong vibe from him."
Tianshi wanted to say something about it but then Xiao Wen concurred Xuefeng's decision, "I also think this is would be best for you. His main job was to protect you but he failed. There are no second chances when it comes to life. Anyway, you will stay with us right now so there is no need to meet him."
Xuefeng fully agreed with her words and suddenly turned to Auntie who was sitting at the end of the bed, listening with interest, asking for another favour, the third one already, "Auntie, I have a request. Can you keep Tianshi company while we are gone? I want her to stay and rest here."
Auntie was quick to reply as she planned to do even more than that, "Don't worry Xuefeng. She will feel like at home."
Naturally, when Tianshi heard this request, she quickly disagreed as she cried out, "Nooo, you want to leave me again? I want to go with yo—" Unfortunately, before she ended complaining, Xuefeng kissed her, stopping her unnecessary protest before asking sweetly while looking into her eyes, "Will you do it for me and stay here while getting some rest? Please? I wouldn't be able to focus with you around me. I don't want you to get hurt anymore…"
Seeing his worried expression, Tianshi couldn't get herself to reject his proposal and nodded, agreeing on one condition, "Yes… But promise you will come back and nothing will happen to you…"
Xuefeng didn't mind that as that was exactly his plan and said with a confident smile, "I can promise you this much. I will kill many today but I will definitely come back. Please rest well tonight." After kissing Tianshi for the last time as a goodbye, Xuefeng reached out to Xiao Wen who gracefully took his hand and jumped off the bed, right into his arms.
Tianshi still wasn't yet aware of the two's relationship and found that a bit suspicious but as Xuefeng placed Xiao Wen on the ground, she dismissed those thoughts, rather thinking of Xuefeng's departure and dangerous battles he was about to partake in.
Xiao Wen naturally saw her sister's gaze but they didn't have time for such talks, deciding to postpone any information about this issue for the time when they come back.
"Get some rest and don't create problems for Auntie." Xuefeng reminded Tianshi as he tucked her under the quilt and only after she nodded did he kiss her forehead for the final goodbyes, finally leaving with Xiao Wen by walking back into the throne room.
Chapter 304 - Drakon
As Xuefeng led Xiao Wen next to the throne, she suddenly stopped him and reminded him in a whisper, "I know that I can't stop you from coming to the Central Region with me as I need you to transport us there but I want you to remember that you will for sure be targeted by the Fate Organisation. They will definitely try to rope you in and you won't have a way to reject them. I will be there for you but I don't think I can push them away for you."
Xiao Wen wanted to keep him away from the Central Region for the same exact reason but as usual, her plans went astray in a different direction.
Xuefeng knew about that but with the bracelet with him, he felt confident he could fight Fate Holders who were even stronger than him. Holding Xiao Wen's hands, Xuefeng replied with confidence, "Mhmm, I understand. Don't worry. I am not as weak as you think I am. If it means fighting against other Fate Holders, I think I have a significant advantage."
The red-haired beauty naturally felt there was something suspicious about this and wanted to ask about it but stopped herself, knowing that firstly, the talk would take too much time which they didn't have and secondly, all Fate Holders had secrets. Unless he told her himself, she didn't want to pry into the hidden aces he had up his sleeve. If he told her everything, they would not be called hidden anymore.
Xiao Wen also had her own secrets like the many abilities she had and her own tricks which she didn't reveal to him yet. The only difference between them was the fact that she would not hesitate if Xuefeng asked her for that and would tell him everything. She didn't know if Xuefeng would do the same but she did not want to test that. They were still new with their love and Xiao Wen wanted to first strengthen it before trying to test its durability.
Knowing all that, Xiao Wen didn't waste any more time and said while entering into his arms, "Alright, if that is so then we should get going. I don't know what the situation is like in the Capital but my father probably already ordered to hunt down the whole Tang Family. Without their leader, they are now like homeless dogs which need to be hunted down before they regroup and start creating problems." She didn't know where the gate to be sent out was so she just returned into his embrace, the same way she entered here.
"I agree." Xuefeng could easily figure out the reason she changed the subject but he didn't bring it up, not planning on telling him about bracelet's powers yet. He himself still didn't know the exact ways he could use it so before he gains control over it, Xuefeng wouldn't brag around.
Hugging Xiao Wen by her waist, Xuefeng pulled out a box filled with Fate Stones and presented it to her, saying, "Take these. There might be a lot of fighting tonight so if you need to use some of your Fate Qi, don't hesitate. The worst thing for me would be seeing you getting hurt as well."
When Xiao Wen opened the box and saw a nice stack of Fate stones inside, Xiao Wen couldn't help but cry out with shock appearing on his face, "Xuefeng?? Where did you get so many of them?! I can't take them…" There were more exactly one hundred of them which made Xiao Wen instinctively reject him.
Unfortunately, she got an immediate glare from him as if he didn't even want to hear anything about rejecting as he commented unhappily, slowly pulling her out of his embrace, "Oh, so you don't consider me as your man? I guess I was—" Before he could finish his sentence, Xiao Wen leaned over and kissed him, clearly knowing what his next words would be and thank him sincerely, "I will take them then… Thank you. You are my one and only man so don't say such stuff. One hundred high-tier Fate Stones is just too much that's why I was a little hesitant at the start…"
Xuefeng could only smile, his goal was to create such a reaction and assured her, "I understand but don't worry. You can use them as you wish. If you worry that I will lack stones because I gave you this many then stop. I have even more for myself."
"Alright, then I won't be polite anymore." Hearing Xuefeng presenting it like that, she really did feel better about the whole gift, finally accepting it wholeheartedly before kissing him as a thank you.
He didn't know how generous this gift was to her and how much it could increase her strength. Normally she would not use her abilities to save her Fate Qi for the most important fights together with life and death situations as it was too hard to get Fate Qi without killing someone else. She was not like Xuefeng who had an infinite amount of Fate Stones and could spend Fate Qi like it was the most common Spirit Qi.
Opening the throne passage, Xiao Wen saw a hole behind it and Xuefeng picked her up, walking up to the edge before reminding her as they jumped together, "Hold onto me tightly, the portal is down there in the hole."
As they dropped down, Xuefeng asked in his mind, the question aiming at the bracelet's Spirit, 'Can you hide my location from this Fate Organisation? I think they can track me because of the Fate Qi scent on my body.'
Just as he expected, the bracelet's Spirit felt offended by such question as he replied arrogantly, 'Who do you think I am? I'm Fate's Nemesis! I can protect you from any Fate Qi attack but don't get too cocky even having my greatness with you. I can't block any normal attacks made by other elements for you. Even if you face a Fate Holder, if he fights you with his own strength, you could be trashed.'
Xuefeng did not have time to respond as they finally hit the water, their surroundings turning into darkness. Xuefeng made sure to squeeze Xiao Wen tightly so as he wouldn't drop her and thought of their destination while holding the token in his hands.
The only thing he could think of was the lake he landed before as that was the only place in the Central Region he has been in. Tianshi was no longer in the Central Region with the token to lead him.
As the coldness suddenly hit them, the water around them started changing colour into dark shades of blue which confirmed his successful arrival. He never knew how that feature worked but as long as it did, Xuefeng did not plan to complain.
Xuefeng finally let go of Xiao Wen so they could swim towards the surface. He could already feel something was lacking in his arms but shook his head, not feeling about it now. He had to gain some self-control over himself as he already noticed it was hard to live for him without a daily dose of cuddles from his wives.
Unfortunately, just as he thought about it, bracelet's Spirit brought bad news for them as he said surprised, 'Oh, I can already feel someone locked on you, wow. His ability is quite impressive. Before I even created a safe zone around you, he already spotted you. I think the whole range of his ability is the Central Region so the moment anyone uses Fate Qi, he or she will know. Do you want me to block him now?'
For Xuefeng it was an obvious question so he naturally agreed, 'Of course! I will deal with them after I handle Tang Family. I don't have time to fight two enemies.' With the rules Xiao Wen mentioned to him before, he already knew that there was no way he could join this organisation. Even with all the benefits they would provide to him, Xuefeng didn't think separation from his women was worth it. Unless all of them could go together with him, there was no way he would agree.
'Got it.' The bracelet's Spirit acknowledged him and before they hit the surface an invisible layer appeared around him, creating a small barrier on his skin that would be sucking all the Fate Qi launched at him, potentially making him invisible to the person tracking them.
Even Xiao Wen turned to him, looking at his body suspiciously, feeling something was different about him but that only made him confirm that everything went smoothly.
'By the way, what's your name? I can't call you a bracelet's Spirit all the time.' Xuefeng asked one more question as Xiao Wen took him by the hand and began speeding upwards, probably wanting to ask him about the barrier.
Hearing the question, the bracelet's Spirit got excited as if he was waiting for it the whole time and cleared his throat before saying cooly, 'Yhym, my name is Drakon! Cool name, ya? I thought of it myself.' He couldn't help but praise it himself which made Xuefeng roll his eyes.
Splash!
Xiao Wen broke the water surface and flew into the air while dragging him by the hand. She grabbed him by the waist as he still didn't have his wings to fly and didn't wait long to ask him while feeling his skin all around, "What did you do just now? You feel somewhat distant as if my perception can't find you."
Xuefeng assured her as he explained with a slight smile, "I just added an extra layer of protection so they wouldn't find me. Don't worry."
Just as he finished his sentence, they both felt something moving in the distance and a familiar voice reached them, commenting on their entry, "It took you quite some time to arrive."
Chapter 305 - Confrontation
Turning their heads around, they saw a person raising into the night sky, their eyes sharpening to see the man in the darkness. If they used their Spirit Eyes, they could see much further and clearer but with just their own eyes strengthened because of their cultivation, they could see precisely even in the dark. They only needed to adjust them to the darkness.
They could recognize the men's voice but when they saw his face, they fully confirmed it was Xiao Feng waiting for them by the lake. As he already figured they would come through this lake. As he observed them, he was still in awe of how useful for transportation this Holy Land was. As a Master of the most prominent family in this world, he immediately understood its power.
The only problem he had was Xuefeng who was the one deciding who could or couldn't use it at this point. They didn't have a good relationship with each other from the start so Xiao Feng would have to repair it if he ever wanted to utilize it.
Looking at her father, Xiao Wen thought of letting Xuefeng go on instinct, but then she recalled auntie words and squeezed his waist harder instead, getting him closer to her, not scared to show he was her man. Xuefeng, on the other hand, planned to release his Golden Wings right away to show Xiao Feng who is the boss but stopped for a second, smiling when he felt Xiao Wen not letting go of him.
He didn't plan to change the setting, but only modify their roles in the scene. His Golden Wings spread out of his back right after that and Xuefeng hugged Xiao Wen into his arms instead. Both of his hands embracing her as he pressed her body onto his chest.
She naturally blushed, feeling embarrassed as her body turned hot all over after seeing him so brave and bold in front of her father but deep inside, she was blissful. Her arms could not help but wrap around his neck as her head found its place on his shoulder, snuggling with her nose into his neck.
Even though she did all that, Xiao Wen didn't want to face her father, leaving it to Xuefeng who assured her with gentle rubs on the back that everything will be alright.
With Xiao Wen in his arms, Xuefeng flew up to future father-in-law who hovered some distance away from them, seemingly lost in his thought before asking seriously, "What's the situation, father?" Xuefeng was already prepared for Xiao Feng's outrage but instead of that, he was welcomed with a smirk which quite surprised him.
Xiao Feng watched them up close, observing his daughter's reactions before glancing at Xuefeng's shiny wings which illuminated their surroundings and finally asked as he chuckled to himself, "Hah, is this the way of you showing me that the last daughter of mine also fell for you?"
Xiao Wen wanted to defend them before it was too late, planning on telling how much she loves Xuefeng to convince her father but before she could say anything, Xuefeng lifted her chin and kissed her deeply, not bothered by Xiao Feng watching them.
Xiao Wen could only follow his lead, accepting his kiss wholeheartedly only to hear him say confidently after they separated, "I think this is a better way to confirm it. Yes, Xiao Wen is my woman and I won't spare anything to make her happy." Xuefeng actually felt really good announcing it to him, no matter the consequences he might face from that.
Xiao Wen was a bit nervous, feeling like a child who did something bad and waited for punishment but then Xiao Feng laughed even harder than before. It didn't look as if he was laughing at them, but rather on himself.
They expected an angry expression but they received a grin as Xiao Feng commented sarcastically, "Ah, I really underestimated you. Not only my first daughter and my ex-woman but also two of my other daughters as well. You made all of them into your lovers. Who else are you going to take from me? My wife?"
Before Xuefeng could comment on that, Xiao Wen was the first to defend him, saying protectively, "No! Xuefeng is not like that. I was the one who wanted it in the first place. Xuefeng planned to be my friend but I didn't let him, hehe. Under my advances, he could only accept me."
As she said that, Xiao Wen held onto his face and kissed him to show her boldness and her father actually believed that, knowing her daughter was capable of that.
Thinking about it for a moment, Xiao Feng turned to the man who stole all of his daughter's hearts and asked with his face back to a serious one, "You know that by taking all of my daughters as your women, you are now my only possible successor to be the leader of Xiao Family? Do you understand how big of a responsibility that is?"
"I wouldn't act before considering all of this," Xuefeng said as he already thought about it even before he did anything with her. He had a long night to think after she confessed and this was one of his thoughts. He already had Tianshi which he would never leave so by taking Xiao Wen as well, he naturally became the only male successor.
"You are not ready yet. You are too weak. Why did you think I told you to first become the best cultivator in the Eastern Region? I want the best for my daughters and I expect my son-in-law to be excellent. I don't care who he is as long as he can continue from where I left off and protect my daughters when I'm going to leave for Heaven's Realm. Do you understand me?" Xiao Feng didn't hesitate to state the truth.
"I already made some arrangements to reach that goal. I'm confident I can win. You don't need to worry about it." Xuefeng replied right after. He still needed to take care of the Prince which was pestering Princess Shan so he couldn't resign from those plans.
Knowing he understood, Xiao Feng nodded but still warned him, "That's good. As long as you understand that, I won't oppose to my daughter's choices but once I see you are not keeping your promises, I won't hesitate to break you three apart."
Blinking as if he recalled something, Xuefeng suddenly added, "Actually, I can't promise one thing. I might not be the best candidate to lead Xiao Family on your place."
This made Xiao Feng release his aura as he squinted his eyes and asked sternly, "And why is that? If you think you can't, you might as well let go of my daughter right now. Only the next leader of my Xiao Family can marry her."
When Xiao Wen heard this, she looked at Xuefeng, hoping to hear his explanation as well, not knowing why would he reject such honours. Xiao Family was already established and right now, after destroying Tang Family, it is bound to be even more powerful than it ever was.
Xuefeng rubbed Xiao Wen's cheek to calm her down and explained his previous thought, "I'm not saying this because I don't want to marry your daughters. I'm saying it because I also plan to leave this realm very soon. I will take all of my women with me and enter Heaven's Realm as well. I don't think I can take care of the family business when we are gone as well, am I right?"
Hearing him both Xiao Wen and her father calmed down as that was obvious and said, "Then you can still do it until all of my daughters reach peak Monarch stage together with you. It should, of course, take you some time to reach it." He knew that one-day Xuefeng would also follow his footsteps together with his daughter, but it shouldn't be too soon.
Contrary to his expectations, Xuefeng dropped a bomb while telling his plan with confidence, "I will enter Heaven's Realm in four years."
When Xiao Feng heard him, he choked as he cried out, "What?! Did you just say you want to rush from Overlord stage into Monarch Stage in just four years? I know you are also special together with my daughter but even Wen only reached Sage stage by the age of twenty-two. She still has a long way until she can reach Monarch Stage. You are what? Sixteen? Even if you Cultivate every day, you will find it hard to break through so fast."
Xuefeng could feel Xiao Wen hug him tighter as those words were said which made him feel like she also knew the perks of cultivating with their Spirit. If she were to connect with her Spirit Lang and cultivate like that, she would have reached the Monarch Stage much faster but she decided against it, using her own talent instead.
Xuefeng didn't plan to expose her so he simply explained with a shrug, "I have an ability that allows me to cultivate faster. I can Ascend faster than four years but I also want to spend some time with my women so I added that to the total count."
Xiao Feng felt like he wasted his life the more he listened to Xuefeng. He had many beauties around him, special powers that boosted his cultivation and everything planned already. His whole life was already planned out smoothly for him.
Xiao Feng had to take a few breaths to calm down and finally said, "Fine, then I will see how you are doing for myself before deciding what to do." Recalling the more important issue he wanted to ask before they sidetracked, Xiao Wen asked confused, "Now tell me, where is Tianshi?"
Chapter 306 - Scolding
When Xuefeng heard his first love's name, his expression changed, no longer looking calm as his face turned cold. He was still yet to blame Xiao Feng for Tianshi getting hurt and Xiao Feng just triggered the avalanche.
Xiao Wen could naturally feel his change of attitude on her body as he embraced her tighter. She looked at him, seeing his coldness and immediately tried to stop him, knowing he will vent his anger on her father. Before Xuefeng was about to glare and question Xiao Feng, she pulled his chin so he could focus only on her and pleaded softly, "Xuefeng… Please don't fight with father now… We will find those who did it to her and have our revenge."
Xuefeng blinked unsure of what to do as he stared at her. He didn't want to ignore her but he had to make Xiao Feng understand that he made a mistake keeping Tianshi away from him. She could only be fully safe with him as he wouldn't hesitate to protect her with his life. Glancing at Xiao Feng with a blaming gaze, Xuefeng commented, "I know we will… But they are not the only ones at fault."
The moment Xiao Feng heard the two, he could not help but question while squinting his eyes, "What happened? Did anything happen to Tianshi?" He was sure that Tianshi was safe but hearing the two words, it didn't seem like it was the truth.
As Xiao Feng asked what happened, Xuefeng had to respond accordingly just as he planned, making Xiao Wen sigh. She also thought it was her father's fault for not being able to protect his daughter well but also knew that fighting and arguing now would not help them in any way.
"You think that just because Tianshi escaped, she was safe?" Xuefeng asked with an anger building inside of him before exploding outwards, directing everything at Xiao Feng, "She almost died! You took her away from me but you can't even protect her! Useless!"
Xuefeng's words were really sharp and even Xiao Wen felt it, hugging him tightly as she tried to calm him down but that didn't help at all.
He continued to glare at Xiao Feng and explained, his voice getting louder after each sentence until he started yelling, "Her body was all black, burned by an enemy's fireball as she tried to desperately escape from their pursuit. Her legs were broken so she couldn't walk, crawling with all of her strength in hope to find someone to help her. If not for the Auntie saving her, I would not be able to see her smile ever again! Do you know how much pain she had to go through?! Her eyes were dry as she had no more tears to cry! How could you let that happen?!"
Xiao Feng shuddered as he imagined how much his daughter suffered based on Xuefeng's explanation. He would not even blink if Xuefeng described someone else's pains but it was his daughter, after all, making him feel everything differently. As a father, he was supposed to protect everyone but failed horribly.
Xiao Feng didn't mind Xuefeng's flame or vicious tongue, knowing he deserved it. He could blame it all on Pio but in the end, he was the one responsible for everything happening in his family. He could expect Tang Family desperate sneak attack at some point and could make some preparations for that.
Before he could defend himself, Xuefeng continued tearing him apart, "You promised that you will keep her safe but what did you do?! She only suffered and almost died! What a great father you are!"
At that moment, when Xuefeng was at his peak of scolding, Xiao Wen rubbed him on his neck with her nose, trying to stop him from continuing and Xuefeng this time listened, calming down instead of going harder on his future father-in-law.
Xuefeng still had to point out other faults, one of them being Tianshi's new guard that clearly failed with his job, "And what is up with this Pio? You let him protect Tianshi but he almost let her die. I don't know what you were thinking."
Xuefeng thought that Xiao Feng would try to find excuses but to his surprise, he didn't fight back with words and simply asked about Tianshi with a worried expression, "How is she now?" He looked more like a caring father at that moment instead of the great master. He knew that Xuefeng wouldn't come here if Tianshi wasn't alright so he didn't panic too much.
After getting no answer, Xuefeng planned on continuing but Xiao Wen acted again which made him sigh, turning much calmer as he replied, "Tianshi is alright now as I healed her back to full health but she is not coming back here. From today onwards she will stay with me at all times so I can protect her myself."
Looking at his daughter, Xiao Feng asked again instead of commenting, "Wen, are you also going to stay with him?" He was back in his thinking mode. It was easier for him to stop Tianshi with him to motivate Xuefeng to work harder but it was impossible for him to do the same with Xiao Wen. She wasn't someone he could fight if he had to hold back.
Xiao Wen nodded right away, not expecting that her actions were not enough as an answer but still confirmed, "Mhmm, I will stay with Xuefeng. I already decided to be with him and I won't change my decision."
Xiao Feng could be seen thinking about something and just as they thought he will find problems with them, he said the opposite, "Fine. I will let you be with both of my daughters. They are already old enough to make their own decisions so I won't stop them, but..." He looked into Xuefeng eyes and continued, "As you are my only son-in-law, I have one requirement."
Hearing about another requirement, Xuefeng naturally countered it, "And if I say no, you will take Tianshi away from me? That's not going to work anymore. I'm not letting Tianshi go no matter what you say." He already had one requirement which was winning the Eastern Region tournament so it was kind of ridiculous to demand more.
Xuefeng planned to decline no matter what Xiao Feng says but then the one in question proposed, "You don't need to accept it but I want to teach you Artefact Crafting. I wanted to postpone it for the future until I'm sure you will marry my girls but I guess I have no choice now. Crafting is our family's speciality and every Master of Xiao Family was an Artefact Crafter. I want it to stay this way. What do you think?"
"Crafting?" Xuefeng said out loud as he started thinking about it. He was honestly not expecting such requirement and Xuefeng was somewhat interested. Xiao Wen was also surprised and called out to Xuefeng before he would reject her father, "Xuefeng, Tianshi is already safe and we will get our revenge soon for her. There is nothing else we can do now. Don't reject my father."
"If you want to get revenge for those who hurt Tianshi, I already killed them. They are at the bottom of the lake. If you want more, you can come with me to kill all Tang Family bastards. I can't do anything other than payback for my mistake." Xiao Feng answered before Xuefeng could speak as he pointed towards the lake beneath them.
Xuefeng scanned the lake with his Spirit Awareness and found five bodies all destroyed which somehow eased his anger. Not rejecting Xiao Feng's proposal, Xuefeng decided, "We will settle this later. It's time to kill…"
Chapter 307 - Most Kills Bet
Xiao Feng couldn't agree more, nodding as he flew forward first, heading back towards the capital with moderate speed. He didn't want Xuefeng to lose his way so he gave him some leeway else he wouldn't need much time to get back into the Capital.
Even if it was a moderate speed for him, he still launched into the sky like a rocket. For normal cultivators that was more than enough to lose them. Seeing that Xuefeng didn't have a problem to catch up and even kept the pace, slowly overtaking him, Xiao Feng smiled and increased his speed a little, giving his new son-in-law a nice challenge.
He didn't expect that just as he did so, Xuefeng would also speed up, Xiao Wen hugging him tightly as they left Xiao Feng behind. He tried to catch up but no matter what he did, Xuefeng would always speed up, keeping a safe distance in front of him.
It quite irritated Xiao Feng, knowing that Xuefeng was just trying to show off in front of him and he was planning to ignore it when he suddenly overheard his daughter calling out to her golden-winged boy, "Xuefeng, you don't need to speed up like this. You shouldn't hurt my father's pride in front of his daughter..."
What was even more frustrating was Xuefeng's reply, "Wen, sweetie, you need to understand that sometimes there is a rivalry between both father and his son-in-law. One can not always win. I don't think he would be happy if I let him win on purpose too."
"Fuck!" Xiao Feng cursed under his breath and infused his Ether Qi into his body, quickly catching up to Xuefeng as his body looked as if he teleported even second meter. As he surpassed them, Xiao Feng stopped to exchange glances with Xuefeng before grinning and overtaking them as he launched forward.
Xiao Wen couldn't help but roll her eyes at both her father and Xuefeng as she commented, "Gosh, so childish, both of you." Xuefeng hearing that only smiled and rushed after Xiao Feng, squeezing Xiao Wen's slim body as he flew.
As they finally reached the gates to the Capital, Xiao Feng stopped and called out to Xuefeng who caught up with a satisfied smile, "You lost." That was a small win for him but he still enjoyed that pleasant victory. For Xiao Wen, it looked like a childish competition but for the two men in the house, it was much more than that, it was a matter of pride.
Xuefeng wasn't too bothered by the loss and only kissed Xiao Wen as a response while gently rubbing her back before finally replying with a shrug, "I'm still the winner, I could hug a beauty in my arms the whole time."
"You…" Xiao Feng glared at Xuefeng but before any other words were said, Xiao Wen let go of Xuefeng and flew in between of them and stopped any further fights, "Shut up both of you. We have more important things to do. If you want to compete, make it a bet of the highest number of Tang Family experts killed. At least you'll be doing something productive."
"Haha! Wen, you think he can win against me? Since when did you learned how to joke this well?" Xiao Feng laughed out loud when he heard his daughter comparing him to a sixteen-year-old brat but Xuefeng fought back saying sarcastically, "Yeah, Wen don't compare me to this old man. He is probably already tired after just one battle."
As they glared back at each other, Xiao Wen stopped them once again, crying out as she pulled out her golden sword, "Enough! If you have so much energy, use it to kill! We are going." Without looking back at them, she took Xuefeng by the hand and pulled him towards the big barrier that surrounded the walls of the Capital.
With a special token in her hands, they passed through it without problems. Xuefeng could already see how enormous the Capital of the Central Region was from the outside but when he entered, he saw endless buildings and towers, one bigger than the other. Many palaces with big territories could be seen from the night sky but it was surprisingly quiet which Xuefeng noticed right away.
Xiao Feng, who followed right after them commented as he caught up, "The battle still didn't start. I think Elder Yang is still trying to break Tang Family's defences. We should join them." Before he moved forward, he looked at Xuefeng and said, "The one will less kills before tomorrow morning is a loser."
As Xiao Feng flew away, Xuefeng laughed as his competitive spirit got fired up. He didn't have to reply as there is no way he would reject it and Xiao Feng knew it.
When Xuefeng wanted to chase after him, Xiao Wen suddenly stopped him and only after her father was some distance away from them did she whisper in his ear, "Don't lose please…" Together with a deep kiss, Xiao Wen's words awakened Xuefeng's battle spirit as he replied confidently before launching forward, "I won't. I promise."
Xiao Wen didn't want the two most important men in her life to fight but when she had to choose, she didn't want Xuefeng to lose. She already chose him as her man so Xiao Wen wanted him to be the best in everything that he does.
...….
Just as they left the area around the lake, someone else appeared out of nowhere, immediately looking around as if the person was looking for food after being hungry for ages.
It was a lady wearing a golden dress, emitting her powerful aura in all of their surroundings but then she frowned when she couldn't find Xuefeng anywhere and asked the man who came with her, "I can't find him. Where did he go? Were your calculations wrong? You are never wrong earlier." Normally she would hide but this time she was tired of hiding, wanting to quickly meet Xuefeng.
The man sighed, once again explaining what could happen, "Milady, I'm sure he was here just a moment ago but he somehow managed to block the fate signals which every Fate Holder has. This is quite surprising as there are very little things that can stop me. He seems to be really careful now when he appeared once again in the Central Region but he shouldn't have flown too far from here though, so I bet he is in the Capital now."
Just as he said so, the lady grabbed him by the shoulder and quickly rushed towards the Capital without saying anything. She knew what she wanted and Xuefeng was one of those things.
She didn't think he would come once again, giving her another chance to meet him. She only ordered Pio to find him because she thought he would be too scared to come here again but it didn't seem like he cared.
'Xuefeng… Are you the man I think you are or maybe someone else?' The Mysterious lady thought as she transported both of them into space above the Capital. She wasn't stopped by the barrier even without having a special token, passing through it like a knife through butter.
She didn't wait and looked down at everything happening and immediately spotted a golden dot swiftly moving in between the towers as it headed towards one of the biggest palaces in the whole Capital. There was a surprised look on her face but it was quickly replaced with a smile.
As she watched his golden wings flapping behind his back, the mysterious lady couldn't help but get even more interested as she thought, 'I see my bird got some new abilities… Now I am even more eager to meet with him.'
Just as she wanted to satisfy her curiosity right away, teleporting right in front of Xuefeng, her advisor stopped her as he mentioned, "Milady, it seems like the man you have your eyes on will be fighting any time soon. How about we wait and watch how he performs? Maybe this way we will learn more about him."
Hearing the suggestion, the blonde beauty's eyes lit up and she liked it right away and agreed, dropping her plans to rush things, "Alright. Let's see what he's got. If he can exceed my expectations, I might even reward him."
"He will for sure be blessed, Milady." The man said while bowing but secretly sighed in relief, knowing he managed to stop her. They were from Heaven's Realm so they couldn't interfere in Human matters too much. If Xuefeng was to be the deciding factor of Xiao Family victory and they stopped him, the entire history would change.
...….
The entire Capital was super quiet with little to no souls wandering on the streets, but as one was getting closer to the richer part of the city where both Xiao and Tang family palaces were situated, the movements started getting bigger. Battles were happening everywhere but they were all one sided as Xiao Family grouped up to kill every lurking Cultivator from Tang Family. Soon, the only ones still alive would be the most important members of the family hiding inside the palace.
All alchemists from Tang Family's Medical houses were currently locked up until Tang Family would be gone forever. They didn't mind who they were working for as long as they were provided money and resources for their experiments and work so not many complained.
When everyone saw Xuefeng's golden wings, they would stop what they were doing for a second to look at him out of curiosity, first time seeing a cultivator with such an ability. If Xuefeng told them they could also have wings and much more if only they used some of their imagination, they would definitely feel like they wasted their lives.
Of course, Xuefeng wouldn't do that as he wasn't stupid. It was okay to pass the skills to his women but he would never leak it to the public. Even to his own clan, he only passed them a way to gather Elemental Qi, without writing down any skills.
What was even more surprising for the cultivators was the relation between Xuefeng and their princess Xiao Wen. Everyone knew her and judging by their intimacy of them holding hands, they quickly guessed that Xiao Family had a new son-in-law. As Xuefeng didn't let go of her, Xiao Wen could only firmly embrace it and announce it to everyone this way.
She didn't mind it at all, even thinking of going back into Xuefeng's arms but she didn't want to overdo it for the first time.
Just as they almost reached the main battlefield, Xuefeng heard a male voice calling out calmly in his mind, 'Someone is observing us. The people who tracked you earlier are here. They are currently watching you while being invisible using Fate Qi. Too bad they can't hide in front of me, hehe.'
Xuefeng didn't look around to not expose himself too early but still asked, 'Oh, where are they?'
Drakon replied, already providing him with a playful action, 'You won't be able to feel them as even I can barely handle it but you can look in their direction to scare them. Let them know you are more powerful than they think you are by glaring at them. They are standing on top of the red tower on the north from you.'
Xuefeng actually liked the idea but he knew Xiao Wen would try to stop him so he didn't tell her and simply sneaked away why saying, "Wen, wait a moment." He didn't reply to her questioning gaze and simply flew upwards, reaching the same level as the roof of the red tower.
He didn't see anyone on the roof but still glared at the empty space until Xiao Wen flew up to him and asked worriedly, standing right in front of him, "What happened? Did you see anything?"
"I thought I saw something but it was just two hidden birds watching us. Don't worry. Let's go back." Xuefeng assured her as he glared at the spot once again before flying back down to the ground without caring about the two spies from the Fate Organization
Chapter 308 - Drakos Identity
"Milady…? Are you alright?" The golden-robed man asked worriedly, seeing her Milady staring at Xuefeng's back who was getting further and further with them. Her eyes were wide open as she was momentarily stunned.
"He could see us…" The mysterious lady muttered to herself after a moment of daze and repeated out loud, "To think he could actually see us…" She could still see his glare when she closed her eyes, her insides tingling when she recalled the scene. For some reason, she found his glare pretty attractive, not knowing why she didn't realise that earlier.
"Yeah… Now that I think about it… Is it possible that he controls one of the nine Legendary Spirit Beasts? Not only is he able to see through our disguise but also block my Fate Perception. There is one Legendary Spirit Beast which has such powers. I think he escaped from his Realm a few hundred years ago and no one saw him since then. Could it be that he was hiding in the Earth Realm?"
The Milady opened her eyes, blinking a few times at the golden-robed youth as if she tried to return to her senses and asked, "You mean Drakos, the Heavenly Dragon? The one who stole the Elemental Bracelet from the Fate Goddess? Do you think he would lower himself to working with a Human?"
The golden-robed youth rubbed his forehead and he speculated, "I have honestly no idea… Now that I think about it, to completely ignore Fate Qi, only Fate Nemesis, Drakos, can do it. What if Xuefeng has the bracelet on him and the Heavenly Dragon is hiding inside of it? That could also be a solution. Did Milady see or feel anything?"
As she tried to recall any details, searching for any bracelets on Xuefeng's body, the lady found out that she surprisingly didn't remember anything other than Xuefeng's eyes! She actually didn't know what to say to that so to the question she simply shook her head, denying, "I don't think I saw anything..."
The golden robed youth rubbed his chin and thought out loud, "Hmm, I guess we need to spy on him more and check if we can see something. Maybe he is hiding the bracelet inside his clothing. As we can't use Fate Qi to feel him, how about we use other methods? What do you think, Milady?"
Xuefeng was wearing his jacket on so with his long sleeves, the bracelet was hidden inside of it. Even if there was a bulge on his arm, it was hard to tell if that was what they were looking for.
Contrary to his expectations, the lady didn't want it, rejecting right away, "No! Let's just observe from the distance and see more of him first. Only he can see us and others can't. He already gave us a warning to leave him alone so we should respect that for now. After all, we want to have a harmonious relationship with him. We can't work with him if he doesn't trust or dislike us."
Hearing the proposal, the youth naturally praised his Milady for her insights, but deep down he knew there was something wrong with her, "Right! Milady is the smartest after all. We should do that." Too bad he wasn't in position to ask his Milady about that unless she wants to talk herself so all he could do was agree with her.
On the other hand, the lady continued to observe Xuefeng who was getting further from them, knowing why she wanted to wait. The moment she looks into his eyes, something makes her brain not know what to say. She wanted to investigate more on that.
...….
As Xuefeng flew back down with Xiao Wen in his arms, he didn't let go of her this time, knowing they would be meeting every cultivator in the Xiao Family soon. He wanted to show them all that he was Xiao Wen's man and she didn't mind that at all. The only one who was frustrated was Xiao Feng who now didn't have a possible way of retreat, knowing that everyone was aware of the two dating.
'They are still following us but they stay in the distance. I think your glare worked just fine, haha!' Drakos called out to him just as they hovered above the heads of hundreds cultivators who were standing right in front of the Tang Family's Palace.
It was covered by a white barrier which acted like a last line of defence in case Tang Family was in danger. Even Monarch Stage cultivators of Xiao Feng calibre would have troubles to destroy it so it wasn't a surprise they still didn't break through it.
Xiao Family had the same barrier but it had to be activated in advance, locking the whole palace until its broken or the energy runs out so it couldn't be used in case of a sneak attack at night.
'Leave them. They shouldn't trouble us for the time being. If they do, it will only piss me off and they won't get anything out of me. They should not be this dumb.' Xuefeng replied in his mind, already having some understand of how this Fate Organization acted. If they wanted to rope him in, he should be safe. Now with Drakos help, he wasn't scared to face them.
Xuefeng looked around the battlefield, his golden wings still strong as ever swinging in the air to stabilize himself and saw many Tang Family Guards already dead with little to none deaths from Xiao Family. This was a prime example of how easy it is to kill in groups. There were many Tang Family Guards who didn't make it inside when the barrier surrounded their homes so all they could do is fight till the last blood in hope to protect their families.
'There is another issue you might want to know. I think they know about my abilities and probably about my identity as well. I don't mind that as I already decided to expose myself for a long time. If they are from the Heaven's Realm, they only need to see my abilities to figure that out so it was bound to happen sooner of later.' Drakos informed calmly, not bothered by the information at all but Xuefeng squinted his eyes when he heard it, wanting to know more.
Xuefeng didn't wait and asked curiously, 'What identity? Are you some kind of a big shot Spirit?' At the same time, Xiao Feng also approached them and called out to him, "Let's meet up with Elder Yang and Pio. They should have already started breaking through the barrier. If we don't help them it will take too much time."
When Xuefeng heard Pio's name, his expression immediately turned ugly, looking around the battlefield to find him and finally spotted someone familiar, Yi who was standing next to the a young man of Silver hair and an old man who had to be Elder Yang.
'So he did save Yi…' Knowing that at least Yi was safe, Xuefeng was conflicted for a moment, but deep down he knew that if he were to choose, he wouldn't hesitate to save Tianshi. It was great that Yi was safe but was Tianshi's ultimate pain worth trading for that?
He was put in front of a deep question that only he could answer, following what he believed and loved. What was more important, the love of his life wellbeing or the life of his lover's friend? He knew the answer but it didn't matter as he couldn't choose anymore.
Seeing the angry Xuefeng, Drakos laughed and stopped disturbing him, 'Hah, I guess I will tell you after you finish your current matters. If you fight that Pio, I will be there to help you.'
Ling also warned worriedly just in case, not yet knowing the full scope of Drakos' abilities, 'Xuefeng, be careful... That Pio is also a Fate Holder.'
Just as he wanted to reply, Xiao Wen tried to gain his attention when she saw he didn't react to her father's call and asked while kissing him gently, "Xuefeng…? Are we going? You seem to be absent-minded again." As she was in his arms, she could see every change that was happening with him.
"Mhmm, we are going. I really need to talk to a certain someone." Xuefeng nodded when he came back to his senses and kissed her back to confirm he was fine. His face was calm but Xiao Wen could feel the hidden tension building inside of him.
"Please, you don't need to make a big scene with him right now. I am also angry at him but the priority is to take our revenge on Tang Family first. You will be able to fight him later. He wasn't in fault for Tang Family attack—" Xiao Wen tried to calm him down or rather redirect his anger on someone else but Xuefeng stopped her from talking by saying firmly, "I will do what I think is right and I want you to support me. I'm not going to pretend to be someone else. I'm myself."
She looked at Xuefeng's eyes, full of power and steadfastness which made her quit convincing him. Xiao Wen actually realised her mistake, always trying to change the way he did things but the more she did it, the more he wasn't the Xuefeng she loves.
Xiao Wen hugged him tighter in front of everyone who watched from the ground and whispered, "I am sorry… I will always support you no matter what you decide."
Xuefeng didn't need to reply, only embracing her as an answer, accepting her apology and flew after Xiao Feng, heading towards the front where Elder Yang and Pio were standing.
Chapter 309 - Battle Cry
"Everyone! It's Princess Wen and Master Xiao!"
"Princess is with a guy!"
"It seems like the Princess found herself a husband and she is totally in love with him. Look at the way she is hugging him."
"Well, it's not like we have anything to say in this matter. Master Xiao seems to already accept him so you better prepare for him to be our next Master."
"Ha… We will see how strong he is first but his Golden Wings does seem impressive…"
As Xuefeng landed on the ground, placing Xiao Wen on the ground while still holding her by the waist, many Saint or Sage stage cultivators began gossiping about them. It was an obvious sequence of events. They could not stop everyone from gossiping so Xuefeng could only ignore it all, not even thinking they were there. Xiao Wen didn't care about others opinion as well so they both were the same in that matter.
She was proud to be with Xuefeng so she was glad he didn't mind showing his affection in front of others. Due to her status, even if someone had a problem with them, it didn't mean anything for them.
Yi was the first to notice Xuefeng and her eyes immediately brightened, her smile widening as she called out while rushing up to him, "Young Master!" She hasn't smiled since they left the Tianshi's courtyard, her blade dripping with the blood of her first victims in her revenge but when she saw Xuefeng, her mood improved right away.
Only halfway in her dash did her gaze moved away from Xuefeng's face and fell onto the women he was holding. Her smile froze as she slowly halted, stopping in front of them and greeted Xiao Wen as well with a bow, "Good Evening Princess…" Even though there was a smile on her face, one could see it was forced but Xiao Wen didn't mind it. Yi was definitely surprised by Xuefeng and Xiao Wen intimacy and quickly understood what was going on between them.
Xuefeng let go of Xiao Wen for a moment and reached out to Yi, gently patting her on the head while apologizing, "Yi, we already know what happened… I'm really sorry for your loss… If only I was there, I wouldn't let any of you get hurt." He knew he was of a way higher standing than her, now that he was a future son-in-law of the Xiao Family but one pat never hurt anyone.
Yi looked at him from below, feeling his warm hand running through her hair and suddenly her eyes watered for some reason. She couldn't help herself anymore and moved forward only to hug Xuefeng tightly, not worrying about the consequences.
It certainly wasn't appropriate to hug Xiao Family Princess' man right in front of everyone, her and Xiao Feng but Yi didn't care. Her sister was dead and the person she liked was right in front of her. All she wanted was a hug from him and she wouldn't bother him anymore.
Xiao Feng frowned and many cultivators exclaimed seeing the scene but Xuefeng acted as if he didn't see them and accepted her hug, patting her back like an older brother. "It's alright… Yu would be proud how brave you are right now. We will get revenge for her."
Only after those words did Yi let go of Xuefeng, taking a step back. She acted shamelessly, not caring about anything at that moment and only after a moment did she realise what a mistake that was. Yi glanced at Xiao Feng and just as she expected, he was glaring at her which made her face turn pale. Even if Xiao Wen didn't mind that, there was still her Master who definitely did mind.
Just as she wanted to start apologising, Xuefeng reached out with his Golden Wings, shielding her from Xiao Feng's gaze and assured her, "Don't worry Yi. No one will do anything to you. Today was a tragedy for all of us to lose someone as gentle and kind as your sister. It's the same in regard to the many others who lost their lives while protecting their families, brothers or friends in this sneak attack and I know it's hard for everyone. It's okay for you to seek comfort."
When cultivators around him heard his speech, they quietened down for a moment, letting him speak. Many of them saw their friend die right in front of them not too long ago so they could understand what Yi was going through right now. Yi had even worse than them as she lost someone as close to her as her sister.
Yi also looked at Xuefeng her eyes focusing only on his face as he continued confidently, aiming his words towards everyone gathered around him, "Right now, our goal is to break the barrier and kill every! Single! One! Of Tang Family members to get revenge for each of our brothers and sisters who lost their lives today. In Xiao Family it does not matter if you are a maid, a guard, work as a cook or as a manager in the shop. If anyone loses their lives, Xiao Family always gets! Their! Revenge!"
After Xuefeng yelled the last three words, all cultivators raised their weapons and cried out loudly in agreement, "Yeah!!!"
Both Xiao Wen and her father blinked twice, actually surprised that Xuefeng had such presence inside of him. Even they had the urge to raise their hands and cry out with everyone.
Pio, who was standing there with the hands behind his back, looked at Xuefeng curiously, before glancing at the night sky, suddenly sensing a disturbance in one spot. Not many knew this but he didn't only draw power from his own star in between of his forehead, but also from other stars in the night sky. Small particles he could absorb at night were being blocked by someone a few tens of meters away, meaning there was someone hiding there.
'I guess I'm no longer needed. They are already here. My mission is done.' Pio thought as he already started figuring out a way to leave when he spotted Yi standing in between of Xuefeng's Wings and halted his ideas. 'I guess I will wait a bit more for this party to end before I take her with me.'
Even with everyone cheering, Xuefeng didn't stop and retracted wings onto his back while shouting with charisma, "They are caged inside like rats but not for too long! After the barrier falls, the blood will flow! Are you ready to get revenge for your Friends?! For your brothers and sisters!? For your families!?"
"YEAH!!!" Everyone shouted in agreement once again, this time more people joined, supporting Xuefeng's words fully. Even Xiao Feng smiled seeing his son-in-law who had the ability to lead the big crowd, the heart of a leader.
"Let's get rid of this plague and get our friends the peace they deserve!" Xuefeng cried once again before suddenly pulling out his Black Flames Slayer, the black flames bursting out for a few meters into the sky as he pumped the Flame Qi inside of it and yelled for the last time, "Who is with me?!!!"
"Roaar!!!" Everyone followed after him, pulling out their weapons and even Lulu demanded to be released, growling into the sky right after she appeared. The roar resonated all around the capital, waking everyone who tried to sleep in this chaotic night.
She walked towards Xuefeng and licked his cheek with her giant tongue, showing her eagerness to battle. Xiao Feng, who was just observing the whole time, letting Xuefeng have a stage to perform, finally asked, "Elder Yang, what is the situation?"
Xuefeng wanted to talk about Pio right in front of everyone but he didn't think it was the right moment to argue, leaving it for later. He was leading others into the battle and his personal vendetta against Pio would only disrupt everyone's mood. He didn't know exactly what happened as all information he got were from Tianshi so Xuefeng wanted to first investigate, asking Yi about it and only confronting Pio afterwards.
Xuefeng observed Pio for a while already but the one didn't say anything so far. Fortunately, even though he didn't have sufficient information, Xuefeng could still cancel him from Tianshi's life.
Before Elder Yang could reply, Xuefeng stopped them, "Wait for a second."